Show I 1917 Navy Too Small View Daniels Bj- Bj y Associated Pr Press Pres ss W AS ASHINGTON May 16 15 W V V Secretary Daniels' Daniels testimony mony today before the Senate naval investigating committee e ewas was wa devoted to answering Rear Bear Admiral Sims' Sims charges that the navy was not properly pr prepared ared for war in 1917 and that adequate adequate adequate ade ade- quate steps toward complete preparedness preparedness pre pro had not been taken after the world war started He reviewed naval records of the tho Roosevelt and Taft administrations administrations administrations and his own recommendations from 1914 to 1917 and said President Wilson and Congress Congress Con Con- gress gross were in advance of M public opinion in 1913 when three were authorized as against one in 1912 1 In view of the war need he be continued I 1 grant you that it I the navy was too small in all these years but the record is complete refutation of the criticisms criticisms criticisms you have heard regarding personnel ships and munitions before the United States entered the war I |